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Threat Actors Targeting the United Kingdom.

Brandefense tracks 327 threat actors known to target the United Kingdom. The most documented are APT28, Kimsuky and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Manufacturing, Technology and Government.

288 of 327 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Roaming Mantis2 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–SMSspy
NoEscape0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedUnknownNot rated–NoEscape
SNOWGLOBE3 aliasesNation-state APTFranceEspionageNot rated–Babar
Void Balaur1 aliasCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Globe
Hagga4 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Agent Tesla
Apos1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Apos
Shadow Network0 aliasesNation-state APTChinaEspionageNot rated–ShadowNet
Zeppelin4 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Storm
TA5112 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialIntermediate–Cobalt Strike
Cloak1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Cloak
Aurora3 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Hydraq
CoralRaider0 aliasesCybercrimeVietnamFinancialModerate–AsyncRAT
SWEED0 aliasesNation-state APTUnattributedEspionageNot rated–Agent Tesla
M3rx0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–M3rx
Cicada 33011 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Cicada3301
TA5300 aliasesCybercrimeChinaFinancialNot rated–AbaddonPOS
TA5471 aliasCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Android
Dark Basin1 aliasNation-state APTIndiaEspionageNot rated––
Corkow, Metel2 aliasesCybercrimeRussiaFinancialNot rated––
Grief3 aliasesRansomwareRussiaFinancialAdvanced–BitPaymer
Playboy1 aliasRansomwareUnattributedFinancialAdvanced–Playboy
Dark Storm1 aliasUnclassifiedUnattributedIdeologyIntermediate––
Silentransomgroup0 aliasesRansomwareUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Silentransomgroup
Bamboo Spider, TA5442 aliasesCybercrimeUnattributedFinancialNot rated–Chthonic
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